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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAVOTTE

From French, from Provençal gavoto, from gavot mountaineer, dweller in the Alps (where the dance originated), from gava goitre (widespread in the Alps), from Old Latin gaba (unattested) throat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GAVOTTE

gavotte  [ɡəˈvɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAVOTTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gavotte is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAVOTTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Gavotte

The gavotte originated as a French folk dance, taking its name from the Gavot people of the Pays de Gap region of Dauphiné, where the dance originated. It is notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time and is of moderate tempo. The distinctive rhythmic feature of the 18th-century French court gavotte is that phrases begin in the middle of the bar; that is, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time, the phrases begin on the third quarter note of the bar, creating a half-measure upbeat, as illustrated below: Gavotte rhythm. On the contrary, the music for the earlier court gavotte, first described by Thoinot Arbeau in 1589, invariably began on the downbeat of a duple measure, and the various folk gavottes found in mid-20th-century Brittany were danced to music in 4/4, 2/4, 9/8, and 5/8 time. The 19th-century column-dance also called "gavotte" has nothing at all in common with the dances of the 16th to the 18th centuries.

Definition of gavotte in the English dictionary

The definition of gavotte in the dictionary is an old formal dance in quadruple time. Other definition of gavotte is a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAVOTTE


gavot
ɡəˈvɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAVOTTE

gavage
Gavaskar
gave
gavel
gavelkind
gavelman
gavelock
gavial
gavialoid
gavot
Gawd
gawk
gawker
gawkier
gawkiest
gawkihood
gawkily
gawkiness
gawkish
gawkishly

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAVOTTE

Bernadotte
botte
bouillotte
calotte
charlotte
cocotte
culotte
garotte
garrotte
Igorotte
matelotte
Mayotte
motte
ravigotte
rotte
sans-culotte
Wyandotte

Synonyms and antonyms of gavotte in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gavotte» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAVOTTE

Find out the translation of gavotte to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

加伏特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gavota
570 millions of speakers

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gavotte
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gavotte
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الرقصة الفرنسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гавот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gavotte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আঠেরো শতকে প্রচলিত একধরনের ফরাসি মধ্যলয়ের নাচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gavotte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gavotte
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gavotte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガヴォット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가보트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gavotte
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

một lối khiêu vu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வகை பிரான்சு நடனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॅबाटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gavot dansı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gavotta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gavotte
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гавот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gavotă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

γκαβότα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gavotte
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

gavotte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gavotte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gavotte

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAVOTTE»

The term «gavotte» is regularly used and occupies the 86.633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAVOTTE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAVOTTE»

Discover the use of gavotte in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gavotte and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gavotte: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
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Dance and the Music of J.S. Bach
great popularity of the gavotte in the 1 720s and 1 730s, the period when Bach wrote most of his gavottes, and shows him to be in close touch with secular trends of his day. All Bach's gavottes use the half note as the level of the beat, and ...
Meredith Little, Natalie Jenne, 2001
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Step by Step: An Introduction to Successful Practice: Violin
0 22 Gavotte from "Mignon" © 23 Gavotte from "Mignon" © 24 Gavotte from " Mignon" 0 25 Gavotte from "Mignon" © 26 Gavotte from ... 0 29 Gavotte by Lully - in performance tempo 0 30 Section A - in a slow practice tempo £0 31 Five practice ...
‎2006
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Guide to the Tuba Repertoire, Second Edition: The New Tuba ...
Gavotte, Bach, Johann Sabastian. Gavotte, Bell, William J. Gavotte, Gluck, K. Gavotte, Lebedev, A. Gavotte, Lully, Jean-Baptiste. Gavotte, Pachelbel, Johann. Gavotte, Popper, David. Gavotte, Purcell, Henry. Gavotte and Hornpipe, Purcell, ...
R. Winston Morris, 2006
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A Student's Guide to A2 Music for the Edexcel Specification
Monza followed his gavotte with sixdoubles (variationsinshort- er notes), of which Stravinsky used the first (Double en gigue) and fourth. Scholars have been well exercised in trying totracethetruesourcesofthevariouspieces in Pulcinella that ...
Paul Terry, 2006
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Brahms Beyond Mastery: His Sarabande and Gavotte, and Its ...
His Sarabande and Gavotte, and Its Recompositions Robert Pascall. G major to D major; 1362—1522 G major to B minor); B section, bb. 1523—1642 (based on the dominant of G major); A1 section, bb. 1643— 1802 (1643—1722 G major to D  ...
Robert Pascall, 2013
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The Suzuki Violin Method in American Music Education
MUSICAL MATERIALS 37 Long, Long Ago, T.H. Bayly Waltz, J. Brahms Bourse, G.F. Handel The Two Grenadiers, R. Schumann Theme from "Witches' Dance," N. Paganini Gavotte from "Mignon," A. Thomas Gavotte, J.B. Lully Minuet in G, ...
John D. Kendall, 1973
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Exploring Dance Forms and Styles: A Guide to Concert, World, ...
A Guide to Concert, World, Social, and Historical Dance Helene Scheff, Marty Sprague, Susan McGreevy-Nichols. Re-create Using the following directions, learn the simple line dance version of the Gavotte: ...
Helene Scheff, Marty Sprague, Susan McGreevy-Nichols, 2010
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Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire: The Euphonium Source Book
Pifa (Handel); Sinfonia e Gavotte (Handel); Hochzeitsmarsch (Haydn); March ( Purcell). Handel, George Frederic. Halleluja. Arr. Jean- François Michel. Editions Marc Reift. Two euphoniums and piano or trumpet, euphonium, and piano. 1997.
R. Winston Morris, Lloyd E. Bone, Jr., Eric Paull, 2007
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Step by Step: An Introduction to Successful Practice
Your new piece - Gavotte by Martini As you listen to your new piece, pay special attention to how the individual sections are strung together to form a rondo. The Martini-Gavotte in symbols: -t The Martini-Gavotte in letters: B The theme is ...
Kerstin Wartberg, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAVOTTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gavotte is used in the context of the following news items.
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You're So Vain
In describing her character, she says "You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte." One eye in the mirror is indeed different ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Myall Melodians present The World In Harmony
... The Sound of Music, The White Cliffs of Dover, Ascot Gavotte, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, The Last time I Saw Paris, Swanee, Ol' Man River ... «Myall Coast News, Jul 15»
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BWW Reviews: American Ballet Theatre's CINDERELLA
There are beautiful things in it, the gavotte in the first act is very fine, and again and again there are typical ballet waltzes and the like that start ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Ces jeunes qui contestent le modèle européen
... dans la joie ont dansé le sirtaki, les français dans leur morne résignation ( à part 30% d'entre eux) ne sont pas prêts de danser la gavotte. «Le Figaro, Jul 15»
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Aidan Turner Talks Poldark and Capturing 18th Century Life
“We learned the Gavotte and Allemande,” Turner says. “All these dances really depict how you hold yourself. Everything I knew about dancing ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
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My Fair Lady Kicks Off the Outdoor Theater's Season
... with comic chops to boot — see her uproarious mannered bluntness during the Ascot Gavotte scene. Their foils, Peter S. Hadres as Colonel ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
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Odyssey review – 'A pick-and-mix of lazy old tropes'
It staved off that back-to-work gloom most effectively and made me hanker for laudanum and a gavotte with a fairy king. Bertie Carvel, Eddie ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Latin Accents at Shalin Liu
These are curious pieces—Estrellita offers only the merest hints of its national origin and the gavotte seemed clearly intended for the crowned ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
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BWW Reviews: Excellent, Elegant MY FAIR LADY Graces the Stage …
Lichtefeld captures the flavor of each scene in movement, from the joyous "The Rain in Spain" to the stately "Ascot Gavotte." The complex and ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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Classical CD Reviews
After the toccata-like opening movement, Yang indulges her own sense of rubato and breathed phrases to stretch the Baroque Gavotte into a ... «Audiophile Audition, Jun 15»

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